funnymouth
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Shadowsea: game table
hi everyone. i never really post mini WIPs in the classical sense, but i have been known to do base work & terrain. im making my first game board ever, inspired by, and to be used with, the upcoming game "Shadowsea" which i recently play-tested.
Shadowsea is a 28mm skirmish game using the amazing "Song of Blades and Heroes" engine, and was written by Eric Louchard (of Dragonblood miniatures), and Andrea Sfiligoi. It has is own line of miniatures by Cavalcade Wargames (Dragonblood Miniatures) but is designed so that miniatures of any kind can be used.
anyhow, enough gushing about the game, on to the board! Shadowsea takes place in an underground land of the lost type environment with fungal forests, tar pits, subterranean water features, and pulp goodness of all kinds. should make for an interesting gaming surface. im going for a simple , but high quality table with movable terrain features.
i have done a decent amount of work already. i started with a 3x3 piece of particle board, and coated one side with white glue, and sprinkled sand across it. after letting it dry i shook it off and repeated to patch thin areas. once it was set, i thoroughly knocked off loose sand, then primed it with black spray primer. after the board was dry and no longer stank i played around with some color ideas until i got a decent idea for what i wanted, then i proceeded to paint the board with latex enamel paints, mixing grey and black to create various shades of gray. here is what i have so far.
not bad for a start, but it will need some subtle color and little details to really make it top notch. more to be done later.
meanwhile ive been working on terrain - i figured id start with elevated terrain pieces which will be an important part the field. i really want to capture the underground rocky nature of the environment so i want these pieces to be good (please help!).
i started by cutting some shapes out of flat pieces of Styrofoam i looted from work (lids to cold shipping boxes).
as you can see i first sketched the general outline i was interested in.
then i texturized the edges by cutting random grooves to give the impression of a rock face.
once that was complete i drew an outline of the piece on the back of an adhesive linoleum tile, with about a half inch margin around the edge. after this i cut it out and make sure the edge of the cut is clean and that the piece sits flat. the cheaper the tile better , because the cheap tiles are the thinnest.
i then peel of the backing and place the terrain in the center of the tile...
... and put sand on the exposed adhesive.
once that's done i coat the top and edge the meeting of the tile and the foam with white glue and sprinkle it with sand.
time to let it dry. ill need to go over the joint again to fill gaps once the glue shrinks.
thats all for now, ill give a new update soon where ill show the various kinds of pieces ive made using this tactic, and then ill slap some paint on them. i may start on the fungal forest too, as im eager to get that going.
hi everyone. i never really post mini WIPs in the classical sense, but i have been known to do base work & terrain. im making my first game board ever, inspired by, and to be used with, the upcoming game "Shadowsea" which i recently play-tested.
Shadowsea is a 28mm skirmish game using the amazing "Song of Blades and Heroes" engine, and was written by Eric Louchard (of Dragonblood miniatures), and Andrea Sfiligoi. It has is own line of miniatures by Cavalcade Wargames (Dragonblood Miniatures) but is designed so that miniatures of any kind can be used.
anyhow, enough gushing about the game, on to the board! Shadowsea takes place in an underground land of the lost type environment with fungal forests, tar pits, subterranean water features, and pulp goodness of all kinds. should make for an interesting gaming surface. im going for a simple , but high quality table with movable terrain features.
i have done a decent amount of work already. i started with a 3x3 piece of particle board, and coated one side with white glue, and sprinkled sand across it. after letting it dry i shook it off and repeated to patch thin areas. once it was set, i thoroughly knocked off loose sand, then primed it with black spray primer. after the board was dry and no longer stank i played around with some color ideas until i got a decent idea for what i wanted, then i proceeded to paint the board with latex enamel paints, mixing grey and black to create various shades of gray. here is what i have so far.
not bad for a start, but it will need some subtle color and little details to really make it top notch. more to be done later.
meanwhile ive been working on terrain - i figured id start with elevated terrain pieces which will be an important part the field. i really want to capture the underground rocky nature of the environment so i want these pieces to be good (please help!).
i started by cutting some shapes out of flat pieces of Styrofoam i looted from work (lids to cold shipping boxes).
as you can see i first sketched the general outline i was interested in.
then i texturized the edges by cutting random grooves to give the impression of a rock face.
once that was complete i drew an outline of the piece on the back of an adhesive linoleum tile, with about a half inch margin around the edge. after this i cut it out and make sure the edge of the cut is clean and that the piece sits flat. the cheaper the tile better , because the cheap tiles are the thinnest.
i then peel of the backing and place the terrain in the center of the tile...
... and put sand on the exposed adhesive.
once that's done i coat the top and edge the meeting of the tile and the foam with white glue and sprinkle it with sand.
time to let it dry. ill need to go over the joint again to fill gaps once the glue shrinks.
thats all for now, ill give a new update soon where ill show the various kinds of pieces ive made using this tactic, and then ill slap some paint on them. i may start on the fungal forest too, as im eager to get that going.
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